Understanding Warehouse Safety in Gilmore, OH

1/29/2022 (Permalink)

The fatal injury rate for the warehousing industry is higher than the national average for all industries.

Warehouse safety is a topic that needs to be talked about almost daily. Oftentimes, accidents in warehouses happen because safety talks are not occurring enough. OSHA shares a statistic that states, “The fatal injury rate for the warehousing industry is higher than the national average for all industries.” A reason for this is that there are many potential hazards in the industry. These hazards include,

• Unsafe use of forklifts.
• Improper stacking of products.
• Failure to use proper personal protective equipment.
• Inadequate fire safety provisions

How to Prevent Workplace Injury

OSHA suggests having workplace safety meetings as well as doing safety walkthroughs to identify possible hazards. They state, “One of the "root causes" of workplace injuries, illnesses, and incidents is the failure to identify or recognize hazards that are present, or that could have been anticipated.” Here are a couple tips to follow to prevent injury:

• Collect and review information about the hazards present or likely to be in the workplace.
• Conduct initial and periodic workplace inspections of the workplace to identify new or recurring hazards.

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